First known Todd McFarlane published writing in a comic book via correspondence to DC printed in the letters column

McFarlane,19 years old at the time of this issue's release had letters printed approximately 15 times throughout 1981-1983 including Ghosts #104 which went on sale the same week as Weird War Tales #103 but the contents of the letter were only partially printed

1st published cover art by Todd McFarlane

This issue went on-sale the same day as Coyote #13 to which Todd contributed a portion of the cover art

Two-page story titled 'Birth of a Hero' by Todd McFarlane

Parody of 'Bat-Man' about how he chose his name

Cameo of the Joker

Polybagged with a silver cover

Todd McFarlane begins including images of Felix the Cat in the interior art of many issues after meeting someone suffering from post-traumatic stress who carried around a Felix the Cat doll

The man told McFarlane that he was not a fan of superhero books, therefore he didn't purchase Spider-Man comics, McFarlane asked if he would start reading them if Felix the Cat was drawn into them and the man said, "yes"

Second printing, gold cover

Final issue written and illustrated by Todd McFarlane for Marvel Comics

Collects Spider-Man (1990) #1 - #5

926 copies distributed mostly to comic shops in the United Kingdom

Softcover, shrink-wrapped

First printed image of Spawn in an actual comic book, according to spawnworld.com

One of two comics published in March 1992 that included the advertisement, the other being Robotech II: The Sentinels #13

Earlier images of Spawn have been printed in various catalogs and fanzines

Incorrectly cited as the first published image of Spawn in an advertisement

According to spawnworld.com, the same advertisement appeared in multiple comics that went on-sale in April 1992: Evil Ernie #5, Re-Animator #2, Rocket Ranger #3, Rust #1, The Southern Squadron: Freedom of Information #4, Torg #3

In March 1992, one month prior to Rust #1, Spawn advertisements were printed in two comic books: Robotech II The Sentinels #13 and Torg #2

Prior to the publication of Robotech II #13 and Torg #2, Spawn appeared in numerous catalogs and fanzines

Character Search "Spawn" for more information on early appearances

Variant cover with gold foil

Advertisement of Todd McFarlane's Spawn

Limited to 10,000 copies

Cover appearance and interior images of Spawn

Back cover appearance of Spawn

1st appearance of Spawn

1st appearance of Sam & Twitch

1st appearance of Malebolgia

Pin-up of Pitt

[February 2021 - Todd McFarlane attempting to reboot Spawn for live-action along with a Sam and Twitch series]

Early cover appearance of Spawn

Comic Shop News is a free publication, printed on newsprint paper, given away at comic book stores

1st appearance of Clown aka the Violator, a demon

1st appearance of Cyan Fitzgerald as a child, later becomes Black Mirror as an adult

1st appearance of Billy Kincaid, a child predator

1st appearance of Overtkill

1st appearance of Tony Twist, a character named after a professional hockey player

After a 10 year court battle that initially awarded Twist $24 million dollars but was reversed, the two parties ended up settling out of court for $5 million dollars

The first time in Todd McFarlane's career that he forgot to sign the cover is often requested to be signed by Todd at conventions

Continuation of an interview with Todd McFarlane on Spawn that began in issue #1

Reprinted collection of Spawn #1-3 (1992), limited to 1,200 copies

Retailer giveaway produced for customers of Capital Distribution, many of which were signed by Todd McFarlane

Death of Al Simmons, in a flashback

Origin of Spawn, where it is discovered that Chapel was his murderer

1st appearance of Jason Wynn who later becomes the Redeemer

Unreleased 200-page hardcover collection of Spawn #1 - #12

Distributed to employees, family and friends of the McFarlane company

There are eight similar hardcover editions that collect up to issue #96, Curse of Spawn #1- #29 and a mini-series collection which will be added when there is sales data

Origin of Chapel's disfigurement at the hands of Spawn

1st appearance of Tremor

1st appearance of The Curse, a cult-like leader of vagrants with cybernetic arms

1st appearance of Eddie, later becomes the third Redeemer

1st appearance of a new Redeemer selected by Heaven

1st appearance of the Freak

1st appearance and origin of Cy-Gor, a cyborg primate

[June 2022 - Gen-Lock creator will bring an adult-animated series of McFarlane Toys ‘Raw10’ to Netflix - toyline includes Cy-Gor]

1st appearance of Tiffany, a Hellspawn hunting angel

One-shot, standard issue of character bios and accompanying artwork

1st appearance of the Commando Spawn suit, equipped with artillery to preserve Spawn's powers

1st cameo appearance of Jessica Priest, later becomes She-Spawn

Reprint of Spawn #1, distributed in Mexico

Variant black & white sketch cover by Todd McFarlane

1st full appearance of Jessica Priest

Spider-Man #1 reprint with chromium wrap-around cover

1st appearance of The Heap, inspired by the original World War II Golden Age character

One-shot that features character biographies from Spawn and Eclipse, a defunct publisher whose properties were purchased by McFarlane in 1996

Cover art by Todd McFarlane

1st cover appearance of Wings of Redemption Spawn, Al Simmons touched by both darkness and light

1st appearance of Mammon, a powerful deity and enemy of Spawn

Cover art by Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo

1st appearance of Urizen, a demon older than time

Cover art by Greg Capullo and Todd McFarlane

1st team appearance of the Heavenly Hosts, a trio of entities who communicate directly with God

Copies ordered by retailers: 68,073

Death of Angela, speared through the chest by Malebolgia

McFarlane was forced to relinquish the rights to Angela after losing a court case to Neil Gaiman. Gaiman then sold the rights to Angela to Marvel

Death of Malebolgia, killed by a rage-fueled Spawn after watching Angela die

Copies ordered by retailers: 55,912

Copies ordered by retailers: 49,957

Eddie Frank becomes the third Redeemer

A Season in Hell part 2